Man with alleged connection to string of car burglaries arrested

A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a stolen Honda from Honda of Salem.

Salem and Keizer police arrested Gonzalo Luna-Hernandez in a traffic stop around 3 p.m. on charges of burglary and theft of a customer's new vehicle.

According to Salem Police, Luna-Hernandez burglarized four car dealerships, including Skyline Ford, BMW of Salem and Withnell Dodge, and stole vehicles from three of them.

Luna-Hernandez faces four counts of burglary, three counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, two additional counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle for a separate investigation, felony elude and reckless driving pertaining to a Salem Police pursuit of the stolen Honda on Sunday. Police allegedly terminated the pursuit because it posed a risk to the public. Luna-Hernandez was taken to the Marion County jail.